Pinaceae Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Tamarack

Ojibwa, South - Drug, Herbal Steam

Use documented by:
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198

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Scientific name: Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
USDA symbol: LALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tamarack
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa, South
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Boiled, crushed leaves and bark used as herbal steam for headache and backache.

RECRD: 88462 id: 19530

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